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‘We Happy Few’ Secures Release Date
It’s certainly been a while, but Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few is finally getting that release date. The game is being published by Gearbox Publishing, and will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on April 13th, 2018. As a result, the game will see more additions to the base game, including new quests, locations, weapons, and a new price point ($60 USD from the original $30).
To offset the increased price point, Compulsion Games is offering a 15% reduction if you pre-order the game, which will also come with a new weapon &emdash; the “Jolly Brolly” parasol. PS4 owners will also receive an exclusive dynamic theme, while Xbox One, Steam, and GOG customers get the alpha version of the game with the latest “Life In Technicolour” update.
If you were absolutely sold on the dystopian thriller from the get-go, you can nab the Deluxe Edition, which includes the DLC Season Pass consisting of three additional pieces of content that will be released as they become available. Finally, you can also order the Collector’s Set for $149.99, which includes a separate box set that contains an Uncle Jack Alarm Clock, a replica Bobby mask, a “You Look Smashing” 3-Tiered Lamp, the game’s soundtrack on vinyl, a game handbook, stickers, and propaganda posters.
Head on over to the game’s Steam page or GOG.com page to get in on the fun.
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Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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